Seat actuator
Posted by HH56 On 2012/9/28 15:43:59
Could use some input on a minor issue with my car. Am debating a solution to the problem of the horizontal actuator motor riding the carpet. This is the Caribbean open frame seat. When all the way back it's so-so but with seat forward, because of the tunnel the motor is actually bent upward.
Am thinking since the car was new the motor has rubbed since it had added shims not called for on 56's. It's been an issue since I've had the car. Now with the new repro carpet from Dwight which is even thicker the problem is more pronounced. Adding thicker shims to the existing didn't help much.
Am debating drilling new holes in the bracket and moving the roll pin mount and motor assy up. That may not solve anything since it can't move much & will probably still rub -- just start a bit further forward.
Another option is replacing the assy completely with a new unit which has limit switches and a smaller footprint. Since the original actuators are inevitably getting harder to find, making the brackets to adapt a modern replacement to the seat mounts might be a good approach for someone down the road.
A couple of new actuators look very promising. One has the motor to the side but not quite as wide and the other has it pointing toward rear so half the space. Either could be tilted to use less width than originals. Overall length is about same but these have 6" travel which is 1/2" more than original. Am thinking 150 or 200lb force is adequate. Anyone know the force spec on originals?
Any comments or other suggestions to try.
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Am thinking since the car was new the motor has rubbed since it had added shims not called for on 56's. It's been an issue since I've had the car. Now with the new repro carpet from Dwight which is even thicker the problem is more pronounced. Adding thicker shims to the existing didn't help much.
Am debating drilling new holes in the bracket and moving the roll pin mount and motor assy up. That may not solve anything since it can't move much & will probably still rub -- just start a bit further forward.
Another option is replacing the assy completely with a new unit which has limit switches and a smaller footprint. Since the original actuators are inevitably getting harder to find, making the brackets to adapt a modern replacement to the seat mounts might be a good approach for someone down the road.
A couple of new actuators look very promising. One has the motor to the side but not quite as wide and the other has it pointing toward rear so half the space. Either could be tilted to use less width than originals. Overall length is about same but these have 6" travel which is 1/2" more than original. Am thinking 150 or 200lb force is adequate. Anyone know the force spec on originals?
Any comments or other suggestions to try.
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